File photo: A man walks past an Indian Rupee symbol installation at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai (Picture credit: Reuters) The Indian rupee fell 0.4% against the US dollar on Tuesday, logging its sharpest single-day decline in two months as rising oil prices and expectations of higher US interest rates weighed…
England’s captain Ben Stokes with head coach Brendon McCullum (PTI Photo) Former England Test captain Ben Stokes has revealed that coaching the national side is his long-term ambition, while making it clear that his international playing career is over despite speculation about a possible return for the 2027 Ashes. Stokes called time on his England…
ITC chairperson Sanjiv Puri, on Thursday, said the company aspires to become India’s number one FMCG player, telling shareholders at the annual general meeting that its non-tobacco FMCG business has crossed Rs 24,000 crore in revenue.The milestone makes it the second-largest FMCG company by revenue after Hindustan Unilever, ahead of Nestle (Rs 23,200 crore in…
On the cover of Tapestry, Carole King sits in a window seat with a cat, with sunlight filtering through Indian-cloth curtains. The album cover, released in 1971, represented a simple, cosy home life, much like King’s music. But her own version of home turned out to be a good deal bigger, and a long way…
KEA releases KSP Civil Police Constable hall ticket 2026 for 3,991 posts examination The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has released the hall ticket for the Karnataka State Police (KSP) Civil Police Constable Written Competitive Examination 2026. Candidates who have successfully registered for the recruitment process can download their admission tickets from the official KEA examination…
First stable oxoboranes isolated after more than 60 years of research: How an unexpected reaction led to a global chemistry breakthrough with Indian scientists’ contribution Researchers from Assam’s Tezpur University have contributed to an international chemistry breakthrough that has resolved a scientific challenge pursued for more than six decades. A team led by Professor Ashwini…
Saif Ali Khan reflected on ‘Agent Vinod’s’ 2012 failure despite a huge budget, calling it a “vanity project” and a learning experience. Actor Lalit Parimoo had blamed the flop on excessive interference from Saif and Kareena Kapoor Khan. Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the spy-thriller also starred Adil Hussain and Ravi Kishan. Sriram Raghavan‘s ‘Agent Vinod’…
N Chandrasekaran will step down as chairman of Tata Sons when his current term ends on February 20, 2027 MUMBAI: About a year after Tata Trusts, which controls 66% in Tata Sons, the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate, unanimously approved a third five-year term as chairman for N Chandrasekaran (62), he abruptly announced Wednesday…
I had been terrified of public speaking. I couldn’t do it.” Can you guess who said this?When such words come from a student or a layperson, they may seem quite easy and understandable on the surface. But when they are spoken by Warren Buffett, the legendary American investor and former CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, in…
Benchmark Sensex tanked 778 points while the broader stock index Nifty closed at a five-month low on Tuesday amid surging oil prices, geopolitical tensions and weak trends in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 777.94 points, or 1.04 per cent, to settle at a three-month low of 74,003.82, dragged by losses in blue-chip banking,…
